NEW YORK (VINnews) — In the wake of the deadly Jersey City shooting attack, many discussions have been raised about the lack of sufficient defense currently in place in most Jewish communities. Many have called for Jews to arm themselves, or to at least learn some type of method of self defense. Some in the […]

BORO PARK (VINnews) — In a frightening incident this past Friday night, a man holding a knife entered a Boro Park home at approximately 12:30 AM. Security footage from the house shows the man walking through the kitchen while holding a knife with a blade several inches long. When the homeowner discovered the intruder, he […]

PRINCETON, NJ (JTA) — A letter in Princeton University’s student newspaper said that a candidate for the Undergraduate Student Government is a “poor choice” because he served in the Israeli army. Junior David Esterlit entered Princeton in 2014, and in 2016 took a three-year leave of absence to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. He […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (VINnews) — Rabbi Lionel Mirvis, who passed away Monday in his Capetown home at the age of 93, became famous originally due to his developing unique methods of teaching Kabbalah, which he developed 50 years ago. Rabbi Mirvis, who is also the father of the current Chief Rabbi of Britain Ephraim […]

PARIS (JTA) — Police have arrested a 17-year-old Madagascar native in connection with the assault of an Israeli student speaking Hebrew on a Paris subway. The teen has admitted to assaulting the Israeli student, but denied that he had anti-Semitic motivations, Israel’s Kan national broadcaster reported. He has an arrest record in France. The victim, […]

BORO PARK (VINnews) — A man was arrested on Thursday after he pointed a handgun at a Hasidic man in Boro Park. Boro Park Shomrim received a call on Thursday to report that a man driving a peculiar bicycle on New Utrecht Avenue and 58th Street had just brandished a handgun. The NYPD was called, […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Yeshiva student from the United States who was studying in Israel, passed away Wednesday in a fatal car accident. The accident occured at approximately 6:20 PM on the Begin Highway near Ramot. Israel Police reports that the accident was between a private vehicle and a tractor trailer. United Hatzalah arrived at […]

Larry Gordon sits down with Mr. Joel Kaplan to discuss the sentencing of those responsible for the death of his daughter Elisheva and her Chosson, Yisroel Levin A"h.

JERSEY CITY (VINnews) — The funerals for both of the Jewish murder victims in the deadly Jersey City shooting attack will be held Wednesday night. The funeral of 24-year-old Moshe Hersh Deutsch will be held at 8:00PM at the Satmar Bais Medrash on Rodney Street in Williamsburg. The funeral of 33-year-old Mrs Leah Mindel Ferencz […]

NEW YORK (JTA) — Police have identified one of the dead suspects in a shootout at a kosher market in Jersey City as David Anderson, who reportedly was once a member of the Black Hebrew Israelites. Here are some things to know about the movement. Are they Jewish? Black Hebrew Israelites can refer broadly to […]